Postal Union Congress

The Universal Postal Congress is the supreme authority of the UPU. The Congress take part represented by the Universal Postal Union countries belonging which meet at certain intervals " for the examination or completion of the Universal Postal Union contracts ". The first Universal Postal Congress was held in 1874 in Bern.

UPU Congresses find since the 23rd Congress in 2004 in Bucharest held every four years and to the entry into force matched on previous Congress contracts take place. Previously, the cycle from 1947 to 2004, with one exception, been a year longer. Originally in the early years of a period of three years after entry into force of the treaties was planned, but this could never be met. The longest period of 14 years is due to the First World War.

Participation

On the UPU congresses every participating country may be represented by one or more proxies. It is also allowed that a country can be represented by the secondment of another country; but may not represent a deputation total more than two countries. At the meetings, each country has one vote. During the period when there were colonies, certain of the Universal Postal Convention, whether the colony had its own voice, for example, held before 1927, the Netherlands and Portugal over two colonial voices. The Director of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union has consultative voice in the negotiations of Congresses. In addition, each Congress each Congress determines the rules of procedure for its work and consultations, also determines the following venue. The government of the country in which the Congress is to take place, these shall call upon notifying the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. This government is responsible for it after completion of congress also to announce the decisions of all governments and countries club.

UPU Congresses

In the following summary table all previous ordinary UPU Congresses are listed.

• In the WPK column linking to the respective Universal Postal Congress articles occurs, the number shown represents the respective congress number
• Date: Specifies the time interval from the beginning to the end of each Congress.
• Location: The respective venue.
• Country: On the relevant date of the meeting of the country name of the conference venue.
• Duration in days: If it is known in addition to the number of days and the number of working days (in parentheses ).
• Period to the previous Congress: Specified in years. The Cycle to 2004 saw a five -year cycle before, from then four years.
• Number of member countries: For each time, the number of member countries should have not participated in all countries is the number of participants in parentheses.
• Delegates: The number of delegates at the convention, followed in parenthesis by the additional indication of adjunctive officials, experts, etc.

Other meetings

Extraordinary UPU Congresses

Extraordinary UPU Congresses occurred after communication with the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, when an application is made to that effect or approved by at least two -thirds of the country club. For the proceedings of the Extraordinary UPU Congresses are the same as for the regular congresses. For the review of administrative matters may also meet at the request of two -thirds of the club administrations UPU conferences convened also by agreement with the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union. If a Universal Postal Congress or a world post conference to consider one or more specific questions using committees, they will be convened by the International Bureau after the agreement with the administration of the country in which the committees should meet.

An extraordinary UPU Congress was held in 1900 in Bern, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Universal Postal Union, instead.

Conferences

UPU Conferences have:

Occurred.

Committees, commissions and conferences

Committees and commissions by the Universal Postal Congress in Madrid in 1920 to examine the issue of transformation of the Universal Postal Union contracts (7 members). Meetings were in Zermatt in 1921 and Nice 1922; was used. Before 1927 subcommittees in Frankfurt and Paris had met. From the Universal Postal Congress in Stockholm in 1924, the question was examined, which means deemed appropriate to facilitate the work of the congresses and speed (14 members).

Given the outcome of the work of the committee appointed by the Universal Postal Congress in Madrid ( see UPU ). The Audit Committee, established by Congress in Stockholm in 1925 has already submitted its proposals to the club postal administrations. These have been accepted by the club authorities and entered into force. However, a prepared committee will be tasked for each Congress to consider the proposals made ​​to Congress by the administrations to compare and order; Furthermore, he is to deliver its opinion on all issues and submit a plan together with report, which may be based on the deliberations of the Congress. The Preparatory Committee shall specify how the text of its draft has come about. If the opinions of members diverge on key proposals not only the opinion of the majority, but the minority is expressed in the report of the Committee. The Preparatory Committee will gather every time six months before the Congress. For the Congress in London to a resolution of the club administrations of the Committee appointed by Congress in Stockholm will perceive the preparatory committee fulfilled its responsibilities.